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Mark Stone is infamous for being out of the Vegas Golden Knights lineup in the lead-up to the Stanley Cup Playoffs to help the team's salary cap situation, but it is now two straight postseasons where the captain will miss games . Stone left Game 3 with an apparent lower-body injury and will be out for Game 4, with veteran Brandon Saad drawing into the lineup, according to Sportsnet via X, formerly Twitter.
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The 33-year-old forward played in just 49 games for the Golden Knights this season, recording just nine points. It was a massive drop-off from his production last year when he joined Vegas midseason and contributed 14 points in 29 games.
Despite his drop-off in production, the Golden Knights know that Saad will bring a ton of playoff experience to the lineup. He played eight playoff games last season and has 111 in his career. He is also a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015.
The Golden Knights will miss their captain in Game 4, as he had a career-high 73 points in 60 games this season and had seven in nine during the postseason. The Olympian has been playing some of the best offensive hockey of his career this season, which is important against a high-flying Anaheim Ducks team.
The Golden Knights stole Game 3 on the road to take back home-ice advantage on the back of Mitch Marner's natural hat trick . They'll need Marner and Jack Eichel to step up again in Game 4 on Sunday night to make up for Mark Stone 's absence.
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